Quotes by Richard Jefferies

The heart looks into space to be away from earth.

This sunlight linked me through the ages to that past consciousness.

Science, as illustrated by the printing press, the telegraph, the railway, is a double-edged sword. At the same moment that it puts an enormous power in the hands of the good man, it also offers an equal advantage to the evil disposed.

The impression left after watching the motions of birds is that of extreme mobility - a life of perpetual impulse checked only by fear.

It is quite true that women like courage, and that boldness often goes a long way; but it is questionable whether with high-bred natures a subdued, quiet, and delicate manner does not go still further.

An inspiration - a long, deep breath of the pure air of thought - could alone give health to the heart.